Course Enrolment Guide – Bachelor of Accounting and

2015 Course Enrolment Guide
School of Business
North Sydney, NSW
Melbourne, VIC
Brisbane, QLD
Bachelor of Accounting and Finance
This Guide is provided to assist you to select your units for the 2015 academic
year. Specific information regarding unit outlines, assessments or content
will be provided by your School.
Information last updated on 4 February 2015
Students should note that the Course Enrolment Guides are updated regularly.
Check the website for latest updates
Course Enrolment Guide – Bachelor of Accounting and Finance – NSW, VIC, QLD
2015
Contents
1. Contact Details: .......................................................................................................... 3
2. How to use this Guide ................................................................................................ 4
3. Program Information................................................................................................... 5
Program Map............................................................................................................... 7
4. Units Offered in 2015 ................................................................................................. 9
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1. Contact Details:
Course Coordinators and/or Course Advisors will be available to assist with enrolment
and re-enrolment. You can telephone, email or contact them in person to make an
appointment.
North Sydney
Course Coordinator:
Email:
Phone:
Dr Sebastian Krook
Level 10, 8-20 Napier Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060
ug.business.nsw@acu.edu.au
(02) 9739 2007.
Melbourne
Course Coordinator
Room:
Email:
Telephone:
Dr Bulend Terzioglu
Level 7 East, 250 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne
Bulend.Terzioglu@acu.edu.au
03 9953 3829
Brisbane
Course Coordinator:
Room
Email:
Telephone:
Dr Charles Hollis
Building K-Level 2-KB.07, McAuley at Banyo.
Charles.hollis@acu.edu.au
07 3623 7251
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2. How to use this Guide
This Course Enrolment Guide 2015 provides you with information on when and where
the units available for study in this program(s) will be offered in 2015.
Enrolling in units for 2015
1. Read Section 3. ‘Program Information’ for information on course structure and
unit sequence. Take note of any prerequisite or co-requisite requirements before
selecting particular units.
• A prerequisite is a requirement that must be met by a student before enrolment in
a stipulated unit. It is your responsibility to ensure that you meet the prerequisites
for a unit prior to enrolling into that unit.
• A co-requisite is a requirement that must be met by having already passed or
being concurrently enrolled in an associated unit in order to be able to enrol in the
stipulated unit.
If you wish to enrol into a unit for which you have not met the prerequisite or corequisite requirements, please obtain approval from your Course Coordinator.
2. Refer to the unit listings in Section 4. ‘Units Offered in 2015’ to select your units.
Take note of the study period in which units are offered.
3. You must refer to Administration & Enrolment on the ACU website
(http://students.acu.edu.au/332297 ) for information on how to complete your
enrolment via Student Connect. ‘Administration & Enrolment’ also provides
detailed information on managing your studies.
4. Log on to Student Connect and enroll (http://students.acu.edu.au/136953).
Student Connect is a web interface allowing students to complete their ACU
enrolment online.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Failure to enroll or re-enroll before the published due dates for re-enrolment on the
ACU website (http://students.acu.edu.au/381148 ) may result in late fee penalties.
Even if you are unsure of what units you need to enroll in, please ensure that you
enroll or re-enroll in at least one unit before the due date. Enrolling in at least
one unit by the due date will enable you to add further units, or amend your
enrolment via Student Connect up until the final dates published in the Critical
Dates for Variation of Enrolment on the ACU website
(http://students.acu.edu.au/273880 ).
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3. Program Information
The Bachelor of Accounting and Finance is a specialist three year full-time (or part-time
equivalent) degree offering a comprehensive course of learning in the theory and
applications of Accounting and Finance.
The course involves a core in Accounting, allowing graduates to be simultaneously
recognised as Accounting and Finance professionals. The aim of the degree is to
provide a comprehensive undergraduate corporate accounting education that will
prepare you for financial management roles in private enterprise, government, the notfor-profit sector and trans-national corporations.
Unlike pure accounting degrees, the Bachelor of Accounting and Finance offers a
broader understanding of financial instruments, institutions, markets and systems. It
involves the study of financial decision-making under uncertainty, which is applicable to
banking, financial consulting and planning, funds management, merchant banking and
treasury.
This course has been designed in accordance with the accreditation requirements of
the Certified Practising Accountants Australia (CPAA), Institute of Chartered
Accountants in Australia (ICAA) and Institute of Public Accountants (IPA), the training
standards in the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Regulatory
Guide 146, and the professional recognition requirements of finance sector peak
bodies such as the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance
(ANZIIF) and the Financial Services Institute of Australia (FINSIA).
REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLETE AWARD
For information on the duration of your course, and the requirements to complete your
award, please refer to the Course Rules for your program.
Course Title
Bachelor of Accounting and Finance
Course Rules
https://students.acu.edu.au/643359
The Core Curriculum
The Australian Catholic University Core Curriculum has been designed to focus on
aspects of the University’s identity and mission. The units emphasise critical judgment,
clear expression, ethical decision-making and concern for others, as individuals and as
a community.
The Core is comprised of a total of five units:
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Two University Core units:
All students in the Bachelor of Accounting and Finance are required to complete the
following University Core units as part of this program:
UNCC100
UNCC300
Our World, Community and Vulnerability
Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives
Two Core Curriculum Program units:
These units build explicitly on the University Core units and all students in the Bachelor
of Accounting and Finance are required to complete at least two Program Core units
from the following list:
BUSN110 Responsible Reasoning and Communication
BUSN202 Professional Ethics
One Community Engagement unit:
This unit reinforces the university’s core curriculum units by enabling students to
undertake a volunteer experience in the community and gain an appreciation of issues
associated with justice and equity. All students in the Bachelor of Accounting and
Finance are required to complete the following Community Engagement Unit:
BIPX100 Professional Experience A
There are additional Professional Experience Units - worth 10 credit points each - these
are elective units and may be taken by students after completing 120 credit points.
These Units have a professional focus: students learn in the workplace, develop
professionalism and business competencies within their disciplinary area. One of the
many advantages for students undertaking the Professional Experience Program is
gaining insight into professional career opportunities available within their chosen field.
In North Sydney for information about BIPX100 and potential placements speak to:
Ms Louyse Hamilton, Academic Experience Advisor
Level 10, Tenison Woods House, 8-20 Napier St. North Sydney
Phone – 02 9739 2923
Email – louyse.hamilton@acu.edu.au
In North Sydney for information about assessment requirements & for approval of
placements speak to:
Ms Alex Cantali, Lecturer in Charge
Level 10, Tenison Woods House, 8-20 Napier St. North Sydney
Phone – 02 9739 2827
Email - Alexandria.Cantali@acu.edu.au
For information about Professional Experience in Melbourne please contact:
Dr Thuy Linh Nguyen, Level 7, 250 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne
Phone – 03 9953 3865
Email – thuy-linh.Nguyen@acu.edu.au
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For information about Professional Experience in Brisbane please contact:
Ellen McBarron, Level 2 Building K.
Phone (07) 3623 7295
Email: Ellen.mcbarron@acu.edu.au
More information on the Core Curriculum please refer to http://www.acu.edu.au/429466
Notice for students who wish to exit from a course of study
other than that for which they are enrolled
(a)
if you intend to continue with your current course, you are not permitted to exit
with a lower level award, however you may request a letter from your Course
Coordinator confirming that you have satisfied the requirements for the relevant
lower award;
(b)
if you do in fact exit with a lower level award and subsequently wish to resume
your studies in the higher level course, you will be required to reapply for
admission to that course in order to resume your studies.
Program Map
Pre-requisite units are shown in italics and parentheses. These units must be
completed before the unit above them.
IMPORTANT NOTE – University Core Units:
UNCC100 Our World, Community and Vulnerability and
UNCC300 Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives
a) UNCC units are often taught over differing week patterns to allow for student
placements at various times during semester. Students should take special
care to note the week pattern of tutorials when they allocate in tutorial direct
to ensure that they are choosing the correct stream for their course
b) Please consult with your Course Coordinator if the following applies to you:
•
You need to repeat a UNCC unit due to a previous fail grade.
•
You are unable to complete a UNCC unit during the standard semester it
is offered.
•
You plan to enrol in an advertised international option specific to the Core.
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Students enrolling in units which do not follow the sequence recommended in
their Program Map or who fail a unit cannot be guaranteed a clash free timetable.
Bachelor of Accounting and Finance
Year 1
Semester 1 MGMT100
Foundations of
Management
ACCT100
Principles of
Accounting
ISYS111 Fundamentals BUSN110 Responsible
of Business Information Reasoning and
Systems
Communication
Semester 2 STAT102 Business MKTG100
Data Analysis
Principles of
Marketing
LEGL101 Introduction
to Business Law
UNCC100 Our World:
Community & Vulnerability
Year 2
Semester 1 ACCT204
Managerial
Accounting A
(ACCT100)
ACCT207
Financial
Accounting A
(ACCT100)
BAFN205 Financial
Instruments and
Institutions
(ACCT100,
STAT102)
BAFN200 Principles BIPX100
of Finance
Professional
(ACCT100,
Experience A
STAT102)
OR
Semester 2 ACCT209
Financial
Accounting B
(ACCT204)
LEGL201
Company Law
(LEGL101)
BUSN202
Professional Ethics
BAFN204 Portfolio
Management
(BAFN200)
BIPX100
Professional
Experience A
Year 3
Semester 1 ACCT304 Accounting LEGL300
Theory (ACCT209)
Taxation Law
(LEGL101)
ECON200 Principles
of Business
Economics
Semester 2 ACCT300 Auditing
and Assurance
Services (ACCT100)
BAFN306
BAFN307 Financial Risk
Entrepreneurial Finance Management (BAFN200)
(BAFN200)
ACCT303
Managerial
Accounting B
(ACCT204)
UNCC300 Understanding Self
& Society: Contemporary
Perspectives
You can enroll in BIPX100 Professional Experience in Semester 1 or Semester 2
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4. Units Offered in 2015
The Faculty of Law and Business reserves the right to withdraw a unit from offering or
to change this pattern according to student demand and staff availability. In such cases
students will be notified and given the opportunity to register in an alternative unit.
A full list of Business Units offered in 2015 can be found at http://www.acu.edu.au/about_acu/faculties,_institutes_and_centres/law_and_business/
school_of_business/units_offered_in_2015
For information on Unit Descriptions, please refer to the ACU Handbook on the ACU
website http://students.acu.edu.au/387052.). Please select the appropriate Handbook,
and then select Unit Descriptions.
Delivery Modes:
• Attendance – Primarily attendance, either face-to-face or via video
conference, at an ACU campus or another location.
• Multimode – Some online with a compulsory attendance component
(including examinations, practicums, residentials etc).
• Online – Fully online (including assessments).
Now that you have read your Course Enrolment Guide, you can now enroll in units
online for the 2015 Academic Year, using Student Connect
((http://students.acu.edu.au/136953). For more information about the enrolment
processes for both new and continuing students, please refer to the guides provided.
Students please note:
The course enrolment guides are subject to change. Please check regularly for updates
to your course information. If you require any academic advice, please contact your
course coordinator. For any other enquiries, please contact your local Student Centre.
https://students.acu.edu.au/42835).
Information last updated on 4-Feb-15
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